Helian Jue and Helian Cheng discussed the upcoming arrangements. Qiao You sat for a while, then left the palace to take a stroll outside.
The palace was very quiet, with only the sound of footsteps from the patrolling guards.
Qiao You stood on the steps, looking down at the grass below.
Under the sunlight, something in the eastern corner of the meadow dazzled his eyes.
What is that?
Qiao You loves to explore. Back in the Mermaid Palace, his father and mother loved to play this kind of game with him. They would hide many things in the palace and let him find them on his own.
Concealing his longing for his parents, Qiao You walked downstairs with great interest, followed silently by the two guards behind him.
Qiao You started running and quickly arrived at his destination.
It seemed to be in a dense thicket of grass. Qiao You was a little unsure, so he squatted down and pulled at the weeds.
The two guards behind him exchanged a glance and asked, "Young master, what are you looking for?"
"Let us help you find it."
Qiao You refused and continued to squat down and search alone; it was probably a piece of glass or something.
The guards could only squat down and help search, lifting up the weeds to make it easier for Qiao You to find the body.
"Hey!" Qiao You brushed away the thin layer of soil on the surface and found a box. There was a glass plate on the top of the box. It must have been this plate that reflected the sunlight and that's how he discovered it.
The box looked strange; he didn't know what the outer material was, but it felt cool to the touch.
Qiao You, carrying the box, prepared to go find Helian Jue to see if there was any way to open it.
Just as they reached the main entrance of the main hall, they encountered Helian Jue, who had come looking for Qiao You.
"Brother, look what I found!" Qiao You's eyes sparkled with excitement at finding something.
Helian Jue took the box from Qiao You's hand. "Shall we have dinner here?"
Qiao You nodded like a chick pecking at rice; all he wanted to do right now was open the box and see what was inside!
"Where did you find it?" Helian Jue asked.
Qiao You vividly described the whole process, "Brother, what do you think this place is?"
Who buried him there?
"This is the imperial palace!"
...
Qiao You kept muttering to himself, "How could this thing appear here? It must have been buried by someone from the royal family."
Helian Cheng had just changed into casual clothes and was about to leave when he ran into Helian Jue and the others. "Why are you back? Didn't you say you were going to eat in the back hall?"
"What's this?"
Qiao You recounted the entire process of finding the box once again. "Uncle, did you bury this?"
Helian Cheng was pleased by Qiao You calling him "uncle." Although he hadn't buried it, since it had been found, it wouldn't hurt for Xiao You to open it and take a look if he wanted.
So the unprincipled emperor immediately arranged for people to open the box and take a look.
"Thank you, Uncle!"
The group sat down at the table, with the box placed in the center. Guangqi had someone bring water and wiped the mud off the outside of the box.
The box returned to its original state, and Helian Cheng was stunned.
"Jue...Jue'er, this box belongs to your mother." Helian Cheng's voice trembled as he slowly touched the patterns on the box.
My arms are trembling terribly. This is what Shu'er left behind, these are Shu'er's things...
He Liancheng still remembers Su Shu smiling and telling him that her treasure was inside.
"Acheng, if... anything unexpected happens in the future, remember to look for this box. Maybe the answer will be inside."
Upon seeing this familiar object, Helian Cheng recalled the scene from that time.
At that time, Helian Cheng didn't pay attention to Su Shu's words, taking them as just playful banter between husband and wife.
If Qiao You hadn't found the box today, he wouldn't have remembered it at all.
Mentioning Su Shu, Helian Jue's expression became even more serious, and Qiao You also became nervous.
The box is completely sealed; there are no external mechanisms to open it.
The three sat in silence, waiting for the guards to come with tools to open it.
A few minutes later, the box was opened, and Helian Cheng dared not look at what was inside.
Qiao You was very curious and craned his neck to look.
Helian Jue took the box directly towards Qiao You. Inside were two letters, three diaries, and some paper documents.
The two letters were addressed to Helian Jue and Helian Cheng, suggesting they were intended for them.
The remaining paper documents are all of Su Shu's research projects.
Helian Cheng and Helian Jue opened the envelope and looked at Su Shu's handwritten letter.
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